You can also ask a member of staff at your local branch during opening hours.

If you would like to reserve a title, click on the request item button at the details page. You will need your barcode and PIN to place the request. You can also ask a staff member to reserve a title for collection at your chosen library.

Library App

Cork County Library’s App captures a range of e-library functions in one virtual location, enabling easier online access to our service on mobile devices. The app simplifies access to the catalogue, your library account, e-books, e-magazines, digital collections and more.

To download the app, please click here for the App Store, or here for Google Play.

How do I join?

It's very easy to become a member of Cork County Library! You can call into any of our branches or mobiles across the county and fill in a registration form. Membership is free for all. You will need to bring with you a proof of address and a Photo ID.

Children and Young People under 18 will need the signature of their parent or guardian before they can join.

Adults and children can borrow up to twelve items for three weeks. You can renew your books for a further period by phone, by online renewal or in person. You can not renew an item that is reserved by someone else, or where its renewal limit has been reached.

While fines are now no longer charged, patrons will receive overdue notices to remind them that their books are overdue. Persistent non returning of items after notices have been sent may result in the temporary removal of library services until the matter is resolved.

There is much more to the Library than discovering the exciting world of books! You can use your library membership to learn a new language, look up old newspapers and access historical collections, as well as browse our extensive catalogue of online books and magazines. Library members are also able to use computers and access the internet in branches across the county.

Bolinda Digital e-books and e-audiobooks service is live! This service offers both E-Audio and E-Books to all library users and these can be enjoyed either on your PC/laptop via the website link or on your mobile device via the BorrowBox app. For Apple users, visit the iTunes App store and search for BorrowBox. For Android users, visit the Google Play store and search for BorrowBox (one word). For Kindle (Kindle Fire is the only type of Kindle which supports the BorrowBox app) visit the Amazon App store at BorrowBox. Once you have installed the app on your device search for Cork County Library in the 'Library' field provided and then login in the usual way with your library barcode and pin.

A simple user guide is provided here and a list of frequently asked questions and answers to those is provided here.

If you are having difficulties with accessing or using the service please contact support@bolindadigital.com who will help you with your query.

This online service to library members offers an interesting range of magazines which can be read online or downloaded to a PC, tablet, iPad, or smartphone.

The RBdigital for libraries App can be downloaded here for iOS devices and here for Android devices. This is a 24/7 online service offering the latest and back issues of some of your favourite magazines with changeable print sizes and viewing options. All you need is your library card. Library staff are not in a position to provide technical support for this service.

Cork County Library subscribes to a number of online resources that can be accessed at any of our branch libraries.

Irish Newspaper Archive

Irish Newspaper Archive is the largest digital archive of Irish newspapers in the world, giving access to over 40 titles and millions of newspaper articles spanning 300 years of Irish history. This database can be accessed at any branch library.

Irish Times Digital Archive
The Irish Times digital archive contains exact reproductions of all articles published by the Irish Times from 1859 onward, and is available to access here.

Proquest International Newspaper Archive

The Proquest service gives you access to over 1,000 online newspapers, wire feeds, magazines, trade journals and other sources of information.

These are available in full text and also in abstract form. You can tailor searches to your own requirements and save results by creating your own account for future reference and study purposes.

Login to the homepage by clicking on the icon below and using your library barcode there are links to frequently asked questions, online help and online support.

Library users can now access hundreds of free online courses via their local library.

Ranging from Art to Accounting, Pet Care to Psychology and much more in between! Simply click on this link and put in your library barcode, then follow a simple registration process to begin your learning!

Learn a new language starting today by using our new online Mango Languages courses here on our website.

Register with your name, email address and library barcode.

This allows you instant access to learning over 71 languages from Armenian to Yiddish and not forgetting French, Spanish, German, Irish and a host more. You can also access these courses on your tablet or phone via the Mango App. Here is a short YouTube video giving you an overview of what is available.

The Cork local digital collection, which includes previous exhibits, photographic collections, digitised material from our Cork and Irish Collections as well as a selection of local history journals, can be viewed here.

Vision-net is an Irish company providing online access to all the latest company, business and director information in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the UK. Information available includes Audited Company Accounts, Changes in Directors, Credit Ratings and Mortgages or Charges.
Vision-net is available, free of charge, to all members of Cork County Library. To access the service you need to click here log in using your library card number.

Britannica Online

This rich and varied resource caters for 3 different age groups. Please click on the relevant link below to ensure that you access the information that is most suitable to your level of research. This database can be accessed by entering your library card barcode.

Oxford Art Online is an innovative gateway that offers users the ability to access and search the vast content of Grove Art Online and Oxford art reference in one location. This database can be accessed by entering your library card barcode.

Oxford Music Online

Oxford Music Online is a gateway that offers users the ability to access the vast resources of Oxford's music reference in one location. The cornerstone of Oxford Music Online, Grove Music Online, has been completely redesigned with a number of functional enhancements and new content. This database can be accessed by entering your library card barcode.

Ordnance Survey Maps

This resource allows online access to the OSI Historic Map Series, dating from 1829, and is an invaluable resource for those interested in local history. This database can be accessed at any branch library.

JSTOR

JSTOR is a not-for-profit digital archive that provides full-text access to scholarly articles from a wide range of academic journals and other trusted sources. This database can be accessed at any branch library.

Historic Graves

20,000 grave memorial records from 127 historic graveyards were digitally submitted to Cork County Library by the Historic Graves project, funded by Cork LDC’s including South and East Cork Area Development (SECAD). The project provided training by archaeologists from Eachtra Archaeological Projects to more than 420 community volunteers in the recording of historic graveyards, enabling volunteers to photograph and record 27,000 headstone epitaphs all over the county.